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| 16,210 (2016 Canadian Census)[1] | |
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| Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia | |
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| Canadian English, Canadian French, Yoruba | |
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| Islam, Christianity, Yoruba religion | |
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| Yoruba people, Nigerian Canadians, Black Canadians, Yoruba Americans, Nigerian Americans, Beninese Americans, African Americans |
Yoruba Canadians are CanadiansofYoruba descent. The Yoruba people are an ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and southern Benin in West Africa. They represent the second largest ethnic community of Nigerians in Canada. According to the 2016 Canadian censusbyStatistics Canada, 16,210 respondents spoke Yoruba at home ranking it as one of the most spoken Niger-Congo language in the country. Many are descendants of African American slaves while recent migrants come directly from West Africa.[2][3]
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